Chapter 34: Package from afar
"Mom, I was really scared today."
When Xia Yue returned home, she saw that her mother Yang Shujuan had already prepared the meal and was waiting for her to come back for dinner, and her father Xia Yuanqing was standing by with bowls of food.
When Mr. and Mrs. Xia saw their daughter say this as soon as she came in, they hurriedly asked.
"Xiaoyue, what's wrong?"
"Mom, today I..."
Xia Yue was pulled over by Yang Shujuan to sit at the table and carefully told her what happened on the bus today.
"Xiaoyue, don't go so far to buy paint next time."
Yang Shujuan knew very well that her daughter could not handle such a unreasonable old woman on her own.
"Thanks to Xiulan and Afen in the yard for helping you out."
Yang Shujuan was really grateful to Gao Xiulan and Yu Afen. Xia Yue was the child she and Xia Yuanqing had when they were in their late thirties. They only had one daughter in all these years, and they raised her very well.
"It's to say thank you very much."
Xia Yuanqing was transferred to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill in Beijing as an engineer this summer.
He also knew that his daughter was a gentle person, otherwise he and Yang Shujuan would not have wanted to find a son-in-law for Xia Yue who had a weak relationship with their parents.
"Hey hey hey! I'll go over to your house tomorrow."
"Okay, let's eat. It's getting late and we have to go to work tomorrow morning."
A family of three sat together to eat. The light was slightly yellow, but it illuminated the simplest happiness.
At the old Xie family next door, Xie Da Jiao brought the prepared food to the table, and half a beggar's chicken was also served hot.
Gao Xiulan came back and added a dish of cold-mixed purslane. The thick purslane was boiled and then drizzled with their secret chili oil. It was fragrant and crispy. As soon as it was served on the table, Xie Dajiao couldn't stop eating with his chopsticks.
"Mom, this purslane salad is delicious, crispy and tender."
Lin Xiaotong also likes this dish. It is sour and spicy, and it is simply a great dish to go with rice.
"Dad, have this roast chicken. Mom saved it for you."
Upon hearing this, Xie Da Jiao quickly moved her chopsticks to the plate of roast chicken, took a bite, and her eyes narrowed with smile.
"I know Xiulan is always thinking about me."
Xie Da Jiao's heart was filled with excitement, and she kept glancing at Gao Xiulan from time to time.
"Ahem, the purslane is growing really well these days. I'll make you some steamed pork with purslane flour someday."
Gao Xiulan's face turned red. Afraid of making a fool of herself in front of the children, she coughed and quickly changed the subject.
They brought back a sack of purslane today. If they can't finish it, they can dry it into dried vegetables and serve it on the table in the winter.
"Xiaotong, if you have time tomorrow, bring some wild vegetables and mushrooms to your aunt's house so they can try some."
"Okay, thanks, Mom."
Gao Xiulan knew that her aunt Jingqian had put a lot of effort into Xiaotong's job search last time.
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The next morning, Lin Xiaotong went to work again. Before leaving, Gao Xiulan put purslane, shepherd's purse and mushrooms in a small bamboo basket and hung it on the handlebars of her bicycle.
After waving goodbye to Gao Xiulan, he rode his bike to work.
It was still early and there were not many people on the road. I walked through the sea of black, white, gray and green people and arrived at the department store smoothly.
"Good morning, Sister Mei. I'm knitting again."
She saw that only Sister Mei and He Cuicui were there today, and there was no one at Yan Yue's counter.
"Good morning, Xiaotong. I knitted this for my granddaughter when I was free."
"Sister Mei, why didn't Sister Yan come today?"
"He said he had something to do at home and asked for leave."
"oh."
No wonder the young guys who usually hang around the counter are gone.
"Lin Xiaotong, why are you carrying a basket of grass to work? There are no sheep to feed here."
It started, it started. He·weird·Cui Cui once again succeeded in attracting her attention.
"There are no sheep here, but there is a duck ready-made. It quacks and can eat grass."
Lin Xiaotong shook her little curly hair, turned around and looked at He Cuicui's counter, and replied lightly.
"Duck, where are the ducks?"
He Cuicui was confused for a moment after hearing this. She stopped applying clam oil on the back of her hand and just as she finished speaking, she heard Sister Mei's voice of trying not to laugh.
"puff---"
Well, she couldn't help laughing.
"You're so good, Lin Xiaotong! How dare you call me a duck! Screw you! Humph!"
He Cuicui's anger instantly exploded, and her cheeks puffed up with anger.
Since Lin Xiaotong started working here, her daily bickering with He Cuicui has become her source of happiness.
Of course, it also belongs to Sister Mei and Yan Yue, except for He Cuicui herself.
There weren't many people here today, so Lin Xiaotong told the manager and left work ten minutes early.
Lin Xiaotong rushed to the Public Security Bureau staff quarters and gave a basket of wild vegetables and mushrooms to the little boy Doudou who was playing at home.
Seeing that it was still early, I went to the post office on the way. The day before yesterday, I received a letter from Xie Yi, saying that a package was sent from the south.
"Hello, comrade. I'm here to pick up a package." As he spoke, he took out his household registration booklet and handed it to the staff at the post office.
"Let me see your household registration book. Okay, here's your package. It's a bit heavy."
After reading it, the postman pointed to a large package nearby. Seeing that she couldn't move it by herself, he helped her lift the package onto the back seat of the bicycle parked at the door.
As soon as the package was put on, the tire was half deflated.
"It's really heavy! Your family has sent a lot of packages, and the postage for something this heavy will cost a fortune."
The postman relaxed his strained shoulders, looked at the package and said something.
"My husband sent it. He's a soldier and can only go home a few times a year. We usually keep in touch by letter."
When the postman heard this, his expression immediately became one of awe.
Lin Xiaotong guessed that there was canned meat inside, and said half shyly that she couldn't wait to go home and open it with Gao Xiulan to take a look.
A man was riding a bicycle, panting, carrying a heavy package towards the compound.
Seeing that it was getting dark, she thought about it and decided to go back through the shortcut at the entrance of the alley.
The bicycle ran over the manhole cover at the intersection, making a clanging sound.
She was also afraid that the manhole cover might be loose and she would fall in on her bike, so she carefully avoided the remaining manhole covers and finally got home on her bike.
Gao Xiulan prepared dinner and was waiting at the back door. Xie Da Jiao had not returned yet because she was working overtime tonight.
"Why did you come back so late? Why did you bring a package with you?"
Gao Xiulan quickly stepped forward to help take the package down from the back seat.
"Oh, I'm so tired. I went to the post office to pick up the package Xie Yi sent me after get off work today."
After saying this, Lin Xiaotong walked to the pool in the yard to wash her hands and shook off the water.
"Why did this little bastard send such a big bag back?"
Gao Xiulan cut open the outer snakeskin bag and looked at the big package sent back by Xie Yi. She began to feel bad about the postage.
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